With 101 sales for October, BresicWhitney just saw the biggest month of 2020 so far, and a return to auction selling.

It was no surprise then, to see reports of a lift in Sydney prices. More on that here.

Some of our landmark sales of the month included:

• A $6.41 million Paddington terrace with Maclay Longhurst and Michael Kirk.
• A $3.715 million Balmain East house with Andrew Liddell, and another iconic Balmain residence with Adrian Oddi.
• A $3.03 million Surry Hills house with Christopher Breedon and William Phillips. 
• A number of $4 million sales in Hunters Hill with Nicholas McEvoy and Narelle Scott.
• A Chippendale warehouse around $10 million with Shannan Whitney.

The clearance rate for the month was 81% and we saw a surge in auction attendance with more than 4 people registering each time.

In fact, our busiest weekend saw an average of 8 people register across our auctions.

Maclay Longhurst continued a successful run in the East.
38 Stewart Street, Paddington undisclosed.
27 Grosvenor Street, Woollahra $1.8 million.
4 Bennetts Grove Avenue, Paddington $2.54 million.
31 Comber Street, Paddington $2.03 million.
22 Spicer Street, Woollahra $2.9 million
52 Leinster Street, Paddington $3.225 million.

Romany Brooks sold 2 apartments under the hammer in a week.
810/73 Victoria Street, Potts Point undisclosed.
37/95 Euston Road, Alexandria $906,000.

Brigitte Blackman delivered 2 sales in a 24-hour window, before auction.
388 Cleveland Street, Surry Hills $1.75 million.
167/25 Market Street, Sydney undisclosed.
As well as 130 Wellington Street, Waterloo $1.02 million.

Rhonda Yim continued with successful Inner West sales.
67 Juliett Street, Marrickville $1.425 million.
16 Durham Street, Dulwich Hill undisclosed. 

Brad Papaellinas brought an auction forward, getting 100 people in attendance for an unrenovated home. Most predicted $1.25 million prior, while the competition delivered much more. A fully renovated comparison next door only managed to achieve a similar price last week with another agency.
25 Binning Street, Erskineville undisclosed.

Guido Scatizzi sold 66 Wells Street, Newtown $1.74 million.
37 Phelps Street, Surry Hills undisclosed.

Melinda Antella sold 101/1 Boomerang Place, Woolloomooloo undisclosed.

Darren Davis had a number of sales in one day.
1.03/832 Elizabeth Street , Waterloo $1.1 million.
22/1 Danks Street, Waterloo $1.14 million.

Nicole Robertson sold 14/61 Ryde Road, Hunters Hill undisclosed.
36A Mary Street, Hunters Hill undisclosed.
And 1 Milling Street, Hunters Hill, $2.64 million with Narelle Scott.

Peter Grayson sold 2 Tarban Street, Gladesville $2.975 million.

Michael Khouri sold 5/96 Onslow Street, Rose Bay $827,000.

Josh Fleming sold 9/265 Crown Street, Surry Hills $1.05 million.

Chris Nunn sold 134 Young Street, Annandale $1.71 million.
13 Wychbury Avenue, Croydon $1.57 million.

Nick Playfair sold 99b Cary Street, Marrickville $1.3 million.
17 Frederick Street, St Peters $1.24 million.

Much more transacted. All listed here.

The rental market has turned into a two-speed space. Lifestyle houses and immaculate properties are getting attention. Anything that needs upkeep can be slower.

That said, we had another near-record month with 140 leases, and met more than 1800 inspectees. For people looking for new rental solutions, we took on 47 new property management clients. We’re always here to talk.